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On December 18, amid increased tensions with Russia and with a presidential election on the horizon, Ukraine secured a new $3.9bn lending commitment from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

China’s stock markets have been on a tear so far this year, amid optimism about a possible trade deal with the U.S. and hopes that the economy may be bottoming out.

On December 18, amid increased tensions with Russia and with a presidential election on the horizon, Ukraine secured a new $3.9bn lending commitment from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian casino giant Crown Resorts said on Tuesday it had received an indicative A$10 billion ($7.1 billion) takeover offer from Las Vegas’s Wynn Resorts, sending

David Malpass, a top US Treasury official in Trump administration, was unanimously selected as the new president of the World Bank on Friday. The World Bank’s 25-member executive board unanimously

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said a new consensus has been reached between China and the U.S. on the text of a trade agreement that they are negotiating, according to official state news website Xinhua.

Chinese tech giant Tencent announced Thursday that it would issue bonds worth $6 billion.The notes are expected to be issued on April 11, the company’s board said in a statement dated Wednesday U.S. time,

The former chief financial officer of United Continental Holdings Inc. is betting that the U.S. airline industry needs another budget airline.Andrew Levy, who also helped establish

Domestic Chinese bonds became part of a major global index on Monday, marking another milestone in the opening up of China’s financial markets.

Global growth fears may soon loosen their hold on the U.S. stock market, says PNC’s Jeff Mills. “I think, as we move into the second half of the year, this narrative of global growth potentially causing problems here in the U.S.